Stories from Wednesday, June 24, 2015

An Air Force band ensemble and one of southern Idaho's largest fireworks shows will highlight Mountain Home's Independence Day celebration July 4. Hosted annually by the El-Whyee Business Association, the Fourth of July Festival in the Park begins at 10 a.m. in Carl Miller Park...

Long-range plans aimed at rising the height of two dams in Elmore County are prompting county commissioners to find ways of securing some of this water for use here. "Water is going to become one the most critical issues this county can ever face," said County Commissioner Bus Corbus...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Parents and their children gathered at St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center on Saturday during a yearly event aimed at promoting healthy living as well as fun. Held on the medical center grounds in Mountain Home, the children's health fair has remained a community attraction for more than a decade...

Dear editor, On June 16th, I attended a meeting called by the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) to discuss the organization of a ground water/surface water district (or districts) in the Mountain Home area. The attendees were concerned about the costs of monitoring equipment for ground water uses, and whether or not the existing surface water district should be combined with a newly-organized ground water district...

Dear editor, A cat was brought to me Saturday night. It was nothing but skin and bones. It was starved. I took it to Idaho Humane Society Sunday morning; it died on the way. This beautiful cat died of starvation. You people out there, please get traps from the Mountain Home Animal Shelter when you see these cats wandering in your area. Don't let this happen again!...

Dear editor, Last weekend, the Mountain Home High School classes of 1960-1969 held a joint "50th Anniversary Graduation" reunion get together in Mountain Home. For some of us, it was a few years before 50, and for some a few years after. Only the Class of 1965 was on time...

Pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News on July 1. Pull out the full color "Flag Page" and display it in the window of your home or business.